CVE-1999-1051

Default configuration in Matt Wright FormHandler.cgi script allows
arbitrary directories to be used for attachments, and only restricts
access to the /etc/ directory, which allows remote attackers to read
arbitrary files via the reply_message_attach attachment parameter.

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Phase (Legacy)

Proposed (20010912)

Votes (Legacy)

MODIFY(1) Frech NOOP(3) Cole, Foat, Wall REVIEWING(1) Christey

Comments (Legacy)

Frech> XF:formhandler-cgi-reply-message(7782)
Christey> I view one of these as a configuration issue: FormHandler.cgi
*could* be configured to limit hard-coded pathnames to a single
directory which, while being an information leak, would still be
"reasonably secure." But by default, it's just not configured that
way.
My brain hurts too much right now. There are a couple
problems with the references and descriptions of CVE-1999-1050
and CVE-1999-1051. I'm interpreting the underlying nature
of the problem(s) a little differently than others are.
Some of it may be due to differing definitions or thoughts
about what "directory traversal vulnerabilities" are.

Proposed (Legacy)

20010912

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